Description: An ecologist reflects on the natural wonders of the Pacific Northwest during his thirty years in the village of Gray's River, near the mouth of the Columbia River.
Review Quotes: "An instant classic . . . one of the very best accounts of a closely observed life." --Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"A testament to one person's determined attempt to live a rural life in complete concord with nature." --The Oregonian "A beautiful big-hearted book from a leading figure in the resurgence of American nature writing." --Kathleen Dean Moore, author of Piano Tide and Wild Comfort